How prefab homes can transform affordable housing

Name: How prefab homes can transform affordable housing
Uploaded: 2018-09-04T16:01:49Z
Duration: 7 min 29 s
Description: When architect Antón García-Abril moved to Boston, he quickly discovered that his budget wouldn't stretch to the sort of airy, modern home he had in his native Madrid. His solution: to ship a prefabricated house from Madrid to Boston. Using video documentation to illustrate his point, García-Abril explains how his home-in-a-box could represent the future of affordable housing.

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Antón García-Abril |

TEDxYouth@Beaconstreet

• November 2016

When architect Antón García-Abril moved to Boston, he quickly discovered that his budget wouldn't stretch to the sort of airy, modern home he had in his native Madrid. His solution: to ship a prefabricated house from Madrid to Boston. Using video documentation to illustrate his point, García-Abril explains how his home-in-a-box could represent the future of affordable housing.